2 • The Stupa
Abstract
In the following pages we will be considering solely the first phase in the life of the site of Saidu (Period I, phase a), and in particular of the Stupa, as well as some of the associated monuments, with particular focus on (column) bases 75 and 69, base 80, and the bases of columns 24 and 29. These are monuments related to the symmetrical plan for the very first Stupa, to which stupas 21, 31, 32 as well, possibly, as 57 were added immediately after to the design of the facade. Finally, we will give some consideration to the phases of abandonment and deconsecration of the site and the Stupa.
Submitted: July 19, 2021 | Accepted: Aug. 27, 2021 | Published April 14, 2022 | Language: en
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